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HENRY ELLIG,i'oFBnIDGEPoRr, coN'Niiefricurr. f i Leners Patent-meeste,zaad February 19, 156i'.` i

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'ilgttlgrhtle referer in in tli'eaeifettntent'itnt nutugpntt of thesnm.' l" l To ALL WHoM lI'r l'MAY eo'NcERNi 1 Beit known that I, HENRYELLIG, -of Bridgeport, 'inthe-county of Fairfield, a-ndstate ofConnecticut, have invented a new Improvement iilfMatch Cases; and Idoherebydeclareilthe following, when taken in c nnection 'with theaccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to beja.fuIL'clearyaiidexact Figure 1, a perspective view; and in `Figure 2,a transversel central section.

description of the same, and whichl said drawings constituteipartofi'this specification, and represent. in-

This invention is designed for a convenient arrangement forA matches,anda roughened surfaeeupn which to ignite the matches, to bc placed uponcounters, vor similar locations, `where matches are frequently requiredfor use; and consists in combiningV with a `ease tocontain the matchesan arrangement" for securing a strip of sand paper or similar materialto the case, so that itfmay-b` drawntightly upon the surface, or renewedatf pleasure To enable others to eonstruc'tvV-my improvement, I -willproceed to describe the same, as illustrated in Athe accompanyingdrawings. g i

' A is a block of any material, `having'fornied in its `uppersurfaceione or'more cavities which serve as Y receptacles for matches. fUpon the uppersurfaee I form a recess,a, and place therein a triangularblock, C,` and there secured, so asto preventa'emovalfby metallic jawsd, seen ing. 2, the4 said triangle foredupward by springs D, and firmlyheldinl such position by a screw, E, Over the two upper surfaces ofthetriangle I i place a strip of sand paper or similar material, as denotedinvlieavy black, fig. 2. 'Tofsecure this paper I turn down the screw E,so as to permit the triangulary block yC ,to be depressed; then inserteach end of the paper between the surface of the block and the serrated'edge ofthe jaws; the springs Dwill force the triangleup so as to graspthe ends of thepaper; then turn the screw up'so as to securely hold thetriangle in that position, r

Aand the ease is ready for use. When the roughness 'has been worn fromthe surface of the paper, remove the worn paper by depressing thetriangle from the jaws, asbefore described, and insert-a new piece.

Having, therefore, thusfullv described my invention, what I claim as newand useful, and desire to secure by Letters Pat-ent, 'isp i Thecombination of the triangnlar block C with tue block A and jaws d, whenconstructed and arranged substantially in the manner and for the purposeherein set forth. f p

' s HENRY ELLIG. Witnesses: s l

JonN H.`S11Ui\rwAY,

